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Welcome to Colby ...

Colby is located in Delta County<1>.

Colby is 6,360 feet [1,939 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Colby is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Colby lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Colby: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Colby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Colby - they are located in Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colby.

Communities near Colby ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colby.

  • Delta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Orchard City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Orchard City is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
  • Cedaredge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hotchkiss
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eckert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grand Mesa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Grand Mesa is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mesa
  • Cory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Austin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • North Delta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Delta is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
  • Lazear
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Colby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colby.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colby. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colby.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colby. See our Newspapers Page for Colby.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colby ...

Looking for more information about Colby? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Colby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Colby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Colby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.